2009 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO VERY GERMAN - VERY GERMANE. IN 1996, THE FIRST A4 WAS SEPARATED AT BIRTH FROM THE VW PASSAT AND HARDLY LOOKED DIFFERENT. TURBOCHARGED VW GROUP ENGINE, FRONT-DRIVE FOUNDATION, SPECTACULAR FIT AND FINISH LAID OVER A NAGGING SENSE OF IMPENDING MECHANICAL DOOM. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER UNDERESTIMATED IT. "....CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE.... OUR LONG TERM A4 BEGAN TO SEDUCE US THE MOMENT IT DROVE INTO IT'S FIRST FREEWAY ON-RAMP AND THE CHARM OFFENSIVE DIDN'T LET UP FOR 40,000 MILES....